DTVHINDI“No draw, we got it…”, Virat Kohli’s words changed the atmosphere in the dressing room, Karn Sharma revealed
His words gave a great signal to the players in the dressing room that your captain has different plans – Karn Sharma Virat Kohli & Karan Sharma (Photo Source: Getty Images) A new era of the Indian team in Test cricket began under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. India achieved a historic victory in the Test series against Australia and drew the series in England. Virat’s aggressive captaincy has greatly influenced the players. Karn Sharma made his Test debut under the captaincy of Virat Kohli during India’s tour of Australia in 2014-15. This was also the only Test match of the spinner’s career. Recently, Karn Sharma shared a memorable story from the first Test of the series in Adelaide. Different captains have different approaches- Karn Sharma The first Test match of the series in the 2014-15 Australia tour was also Virat Kohli’s first match as captain. Australia declared their second innings at 290 runs and India got a huge target of 363 runs. Karn Sharma, who was part of the dressing room, said that captain Virat Kohli’s goal was to win rather than draw. While talking on Manjot Kalra’s YouTube channel, Karan Sharma said, We were chasing more than 300 runs in that match and Virat said no draw, we will chase it. This brought a lot of positivity among many players in the dressing room, it was a different approach. Different captains have different approaches. But his words gave a great signal to the players in the dressing room, that your captain has a different plan. While chasing the target against Australia, India lost 2 wickets at a score of 57. After which the partnership of Virat and Murali Vijay brought the team back. There was a partnership of 185 runs for the third wicket between the two batsmen. Kohli had brought the team close to victory by playing a brilliant innings of 141 runs in 175 balls. But then the next four wickets fell in a span of 62 runs. Murali Vijay’s innings of 99 runs could not save Team India from a 48-run defeat. Karna further said, He (Virat Kohli) always gave the impression that everything was fine. Through his preparations, fitness and mental approach, Kohli never seemed to be upset or bothered by the fact that he had a bad Test series.
5 Indian players who played only one T20 match in their international career
Such is the impact of T20 cricket that several players have retired from ODIs and Tests to focus solely on the 20-over format. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (Image Source: AFP) T20 cricket is slowly ruling the cricket world. Every country has domestic T20 leagues and this is because the shorter format is more thrilling and entertaining. Viewers get to see the thrill of a cricket match in just three and a half hours, which makes the shortest format even more attractive for fans. The impact of T20 cricket is such that many players have retired from ODIs and Tests to focus only on the 20-over format. However, on the other hand, there are players who were able to play only a few T20 matches in their career. Today we will talk about such Indian players whose first T20 match was also their last match. 5 Indian players who have played only one T20 match 1. Dinesh Mongia Chandigarh-born Dinesh Mongia played his only T20I match for India against South Africa in 2006. He played 57 ODIs and scored 38 runs in his T20I debut batting at No. 3. He faced 45 balls and helped India get close to the target of 127 runs before getting dismissed by Robin Peterson. However, Mongia was not selected for the 2007 T20 World Cup and his IPL career did not last long. This ended his T20 international career after just one match. 2. Murali Karthik Murali Kartik played his only T20 match against Australia in 2007. He made his place in the team by performing brilliantly in the domestic series. In his debut T20 match, he gave 27 runs in 4 overs, but could not take any wicket. India won that match, but Karthik could not make a comeback in the T20 team. Later he continued his career as a cricket expert and commentator. Murali Karthik also played for 4 IPL franchises during his career. 3. Karan Sharma Karn Sharma played his only T20 match against England in 2014. He was included in the national team after performing brilliantly for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. In his debut match, he took the important wicket of Joe Root by giving 28 runs in 4 overs. However, India lost that match by 3 runs and Karn Sharma never got a chance in the T20 team again. Currently, Karn’s leg spin has not been as effective, which has reduced his chances of returning to the Indian team. 4. Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid, famously known as ‘The Wall’ of the Indian team, played his first and only T20 match in 2012. This match was against England, in which Rahul was included in the team due to injured players. Rahul Dravid silenced his critics by scoring 31 runs in this match and hitting three consecutive sixes. Despite his innings played at a strike rate of 147.61, India lost the match. Dravid’s T20 career ended after this one match. 5. Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, also played only one T20 match in…
5 players RCB might release ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction
After losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by four wickets in the Eliminator on May 22, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are still waiting for their maiden IPL title. RCB (Image Credit- Twitter X) 5 Players of RCB Might Release before IPL 2025 Mega Auction: After losing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) by four wickets in the Eliminator on May 22, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are still waiting for their maiden IPL title. Now that the season is over, the management will evaluate what the team did right and what went wrong. They will identify the players whose performances helped them secure crucial wins. On the other hand, they will also assess players who either did not perform well or were not given much chance to play during this year’s Indian Premier League competition. RCB star batsman Kohli scored a total of 741 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 154.50, making him their top run scorer. At the same time, Yash Dayal took 15 wickets for RCB at an average of 9.14 runs per over, which was the best bowling performance by any player of the team in the entire season. Now preparations are on for the big auction for the IPL 2025 season, which will give all the teams a chance to make changes in their teams. While the exact date and venue are still not revealed, the two-day auction process is expected to take place between December 2024 and February 2025. It’s that time of the year again – when RCB will have to decide who will stay and who will leave ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 auction. In this article, let us talk about the 5 players whom RCB might release in the auction next year Players that might be released by RCB ahead of IPL 2025 auction 5. Karan Sharma Karn Sharma RCB. (Photo Source: Karn Sharma) Karn Sharma is known as a player who brings luck to different teams. However, his magic touch did not work for RCB in IPL 2024. Talking about the performance of Karn Sharma, he played 9 matches this year and took 7 wickets while scoring 31 runs. The most notable performance was when he smashed three sixes against Mitchell Starc in the last over against Kolkata Knight Riders when they needed 21 runs to win. Although this innings was not enough to get them the win, it did secure his place in the playing XI. At 36 years old, it is unlikely that RCB will be too interested in Karn Sharma during next year’s mega auction.
